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Key FindingsReport on the Survey of Campus Administrators for the 43rd General Election

  • Overall, campus administrators were satisfied with their experience of hosting a voting place on campus. Nearly all the respondents (40) indicated that they were either very (27) or somewhat (13) satisfied with their experience. Only three respondents indicated that they were somewhat dissatisfied with their experience.
  • Campus administrators reported undertaking multiple tasks to set up the voting place on campus. The most frequently selected tasks were communicating with a returning officer (40), ensuring that the physical space met Elections Canada's requirements (37) and securing lease agreements (30).
  • While the majority of campus administrators (31) found it easy to set up the voting place on campus, there were 11 respondents who experienced difficulties. The most commonly reported were:
    • Securing lease agreement(s) for the voting place (4)
    • Finding a voting place that met Elections Canada's requirements (3)
    • Having communications issues with returning officers, Elections Canada headquarters or post-secondary staff (3)
  • Despite some reported difficulties in setting up the voting place, all respondents (43) indicated that they were either very (37) or somewhat (6) likely to host a voting place in future federal elections.